غرل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

The root غرل primarily relates to the foreskin and the state of being uncircumcised. It extends to describe characteristics associated with youth, immaturity, or a lack of refinement, such as being soft, inexperienced, or having a relaxed disposition. It can also refer to fertile land or abundant living.

Derived headwords

الغُرْلَةnoun

1.
foreskinboth
The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis, specifically referring to the state of being uncircumcised.

غَرِلَverb

1.
to be uncircumcisedclassical
To have the foreskin, indicating a state of not having undergone circumcision.
2.
to be soft/relaxedclassical
To have a relaxed or soft disposition or physical build.

أَغْرَلadjective

1.
uncircumcisedboth
Having the foreskin; not circumcised.
2.
fertileclassical
Describing land that is abundant and fertile.
3.
abundant/ampleclassical
Describing a life or living that is wide, ample, or abundant.
4.
relaxed/softclassical
Describing a person with a relaxed or soft disposition, or a horse that is not well-trained.

غُرْلnoun

1.
foreskinsboth
Plural of 'aghril', referring to the foreskins of uncircumcised individuals.

غَرَلadjective

1.
uncircumcisedclassical
Having the foreskin; uncircumcised.
2.
relaxed/softclassical
Describing a person with a relaxed or soft disposition.

الغُرَيْلnoun

1.
water residueclassical
The water that remains in a basin or cistern, especially if it is undrinkable.
2.
sedimentclassical
The dregs or sediment remaining at the bottom of a container, such as a bottle or a dye pot.
3.
siltclassical
The fine mud or silt left behind by a flood on the ground, which dries and cracks.

غَرِيلnoun

1.
water residueclassical
The water that remains in a basin or cistern, especially if it is undrinkable.
2.
sedimentclassical
The dregs or sediment remaining at the bottom of a container, such as a bottle or a dye pot.
3.
siltclassical
The fine mud or silt left behind by a flood on the ground, which dries and cracks.

غَرِنnoun

1.
water residueclassical
The water that remains in a basin or cistern, especially if it is undrinkable.
2.
sedimentclassical
The dregs or sediment remaining at the bottom of a container, such as a bottle or a dye pot.
3.
siltclassical
The fine mud or silt left behind by a flood on the ground, which dries and cracks.

Parallel reading

لأن أحمل عليه غلاما ركب الخيل على غرلته أحب إلي من أن أحملك عليه ؛ يريد ركبها في صغره واعتادها قبل أن يختن.

For me to carry a young man who rode horses with his foreskin intact is more beloved to me than for me to carry you; meaning he rode them in his youth and became accustomed to them before he was circumcised.

يسعى ويخف، وهو صبي.

He strives and is swift, while he is a boy.

أحب صبياننا إلينا الطويل الغرلة ؛ إنما أعجبه طولها لتمام خلقه.

Our most beloved boys to us are the tall ones with intact foreskins; his admiration for its length was due to the completeness of his creation.

والأغرل: الأقلف.

And 'al-aghril' means 'al-aqlaf' (uncircumcised).

الأحمر: رجل أرغل وأغرل وهو الأقلف.

Al-Ahmar: a man is 'arghal' and 'aghril', meaning uncircumcised.

يحشر الناس يوم القيامة عراة حفاة غرلا بهما أي قلفا؛

People will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection naked, barefoot, with their foreskins intact, meaning uncircumcised.

وعام أغرل: خصيب.

And a fertile year: abundant.

وعيش أغرل أي واسع.

And an abundant life, meaning ample.

ورجل غرل: مسترخي الخلق؛

And a 'gharl' man: of relaxed disposition.

ولا قصير

And not short.

ورمح غرل: سيء الطول مفرطه،

And a 'gharl' spear: excessively bad in length.

الغريل والغرين ما يبقى من الماء في الحوض،

Al-ghurayl and al-ghurayn is what remains of water in a basin,

والغدير الذي تبقى فيه الدعاميص لا يقدر على شربه،

And the pond in which tadpoles remain, which one cannot drink.

وكذلك ما يبقى في أسفل القارورة من الثفل،

And likewise what remains at the bottom of a bottle of sediment.

وقيل: هو ثفل ما صبغ به؛

And it was said: it is the sediment of what was used for dyeing.

الغريل أن يجيء السيل فيثبت على الأرض ثم ينضب، فإذا جف رأيت الطين رقيقا قد جف على وجه الأرض قد تشقق؛

Al-ghurayl is when the flood comes and settles on the ground then recedes; when it dries, you see thin mud that has dried on the surface of the earth, cracked.

هو الطين يحمله السيل فيبقى على وجه الأرض، رطبا كان أو يابسا،

It is the mud that the flood carries and remains on the surface of the earth, whether wet or dry,

وقيل: الغريل الطين الذي يبقى في الحوض.

And it was said: al-ghurayl is the mud that remains in the basin.